Fare-register.



F. B...KENNEDY.

FARE REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6. 1908.

1, 144,478. Patented June 29, 1915.

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s68: Inventor Frank B. Jieitnedy W it j. y

THE NORRIS PETERS CO. PHOTO-THO WASHINGIGN, D. (I

F..B. KENNEDY.

FARE REGISTER. -APPLICATION FILED JULY 6. I908.

1,144,478. Patented June 29, 1915.

' 4 $HEETS-SHEET 2.

THE NORRIS PETERS CO, FHOTO-LITHO-, WASHINGTON. L, C.

F. B. KENNEDY.

FARE REGISTER.

APPLICATION man JULY 6. 1908.

1344, 178. Patented June 29, 1915.

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Witnesses: J6 54 Inventor Era n7c B. Kennedy THE NORRIS PETERS CO., FHOTO LITHOH WASHINGTON. Dv C.

F. B. KENNEDY. FARE REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6, I908.

Patented June 29, 1915.

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Frank B J en'naiy THE NORRIS PETERS CO., PHOTO-LITHLZ, WASHINGYDN, D C:

I, I osmoa EEAEKEQ KENNED Q QEENEW"HAvEncoNNEoTIouT, ASSIGNOR, BY MEsNEAssIG a v 1 4 o478 I sp i'ica'eioafiieuul 6, 19O8i1 i g m: M v ro'dzm'lw e v ja; citizen of the Unitedfs tates, andr'esident off?- New Haven, in thefl co'u 'yjof. New Haven t'ate "ofConne'cticut, have invented in n w arid useful i'lnipr'oveinents; 1n

eg'i'sters, ;of which? the following 1s a we c ass of}, registers lin whichprovision is, madeyfergreseain the register wheels to "I; certainty REGISTER & FARE BOX COMPANY, 0E NEW HAVEN;

CONNECTICUT, A-co noR TIoN 0E CQNNEQTICUT;

"Be-"it known that TI",'-IF ANK- B. KENNEDY,

v clear, exact specification: I 7

egisters," counting machines and ar mechanisms, ffand more particularly f embodiedgin are registers of the; class ems ii pos t.

, fployed on streetcars for regi's'tering and reeoi'ding g-thefarescollected and also for insi d iew of the'regi-s'terii front":

,view eorrespon'ding to Fig; 1,- [but with .frontfmask.or*face'-remoyed{ s a sideg fiew corresponding toiFig, 2,-but with;

" the; cas'ingr'emoved and partly broken away w ithe 'mechanismp Fig. 5""is a l-side" seecionaa ea on-the line 55 of eca.

showing "the parts in their detracted *Figi' 6 is 'afplan view 1 hand-side o f-Fig. 6.1"

' "connections! resettin -F1'g.j1-1 is a fragmentary art of"the"actuatingfcom he; interlocking the; ontrol plate its"-associatedfmecha i'n'yention v comprisesimprovements g on the line 6 '6' of- ZF ig.-*7. ids View taken from] the right, f F g-"i8 i -"a rofi lg ewin section taken onfthe line 8%8 of FigfllO, but" showing the counters moved axially to chanlsm SllOWlIIg also F g; 14 'isa's e view showiag ncedfposition opposite to i 'EnE -EEeIsT bod when is preferably mde for east iron or other material suitable for support- '1 ing' the mechanism "The circular cover 3 ary way, and is locked to the body 2 of the frame in any suitable way,

closedposition by means of the locked door 4, which being hinged to thebody'and-shut-' ting into the cover prevents, While it is I closed, the-gturning and unlocking movement zer0,fthe" "bjectfoftheiinyention beingto m-y "pr oi e the construction, arrangement 'and-' I w of. operation/ofsuch machines: These'i'nip emenfisareherein shown to be" oflthe cover. The'face of the cover 3 is fitconcealing the remaining mechanism. The

studs 6 or 7, or both, by means of WlliOll'lt as for example by inner :hooks or latches 169 and 170 from w hichkthe cover may be released by turning it upon the body 2. It may be held in its Inay'be'made of spunfmetal in the custom backfl is provided with suitable hooks or may be removably attached to a suitable base 8, these bases beingpreferably made interchangeable so that any register may be attached to and removed from any car, without the base. These bases are generally of rectangular form, While the covers 3 are generally made circular informfor appear --ance', "and'toenable them to be spun or struck up from thin sheet metal. -Hence the utility andigeneraldesirability of the hereinfillustrated form of case in which the 'rectangular back 1, conforming to the base 8, merges 'gracefully into the'cir'cular body 2, conforming to and receiving the circular cover-3. I?

The-machine shown herein is provided r i with two sets or'ser'iesof indicating or regs isterin'g dials or counters, one set, indicated an a generfa'l Way by 10, being permanent or v total counters WlllOlI, generally are advanced continuously Without being set back to zero; The other set, indicated-in a general way by 11, is what is known as a trip counter or register, being generally reset "to zero at the end of each trip or half trip; The total counters 10 -are each pro- ;vided with dials 12 and 13 containing on their circumferences a set of numerals from 0 'to '9 inclusive, whichappear in succession I through the corresponding apertures 14 (Fig. -1)in the maskor face of the register, the apertures thus exposing to View a number represent1ng the total counting or reglsa tration' ofthis set of counters from their i startingorzero position. Thesedial heels- .or counters may be connectedin-anywell known way, as by a star. wheeler Geneva fment is imparted to-thef uiiits vdial. .12 by a;

. positively geared connection with the actu-v atmg mechanism to be} hereinafter described, [the trip counters being-also. positively connected with that mechanism durin'gthe advance movement of thecounters, 'so' that the unitscounters of boththe'trip and the total seriesof counters will befadvanced I positively and simultaneously.

The set or ser es of-trip countersl'l is this machine: shown to; be locatedfat the; bottom of the machine and provided "with three counters. or dials 26, 2Z"and28, hav-- ing circumferentially arranged numerals which appear through the f. apertures 29' in the lower portion of the face ofthe' register. See Fig, 1.) "The units dial or counter .26 isappurtenant toor provided 7 "with a gear wheelSl, WhiCh'IIiBShGS :with

mechanism,Zby neans of which movement a driving'gearl 32 of the .actuating 'mecha- ,nism. Likewise, the units Counterl2of the total. counters is provided with a similar a 7 gear 3,3,which alsojmeshes' -withf a-driving v gear- 32 by means of whichthe"unitsj'couns ters 12 and26 of the two sme a simulL-j taneously [and positively advanced. a

The connecting and driving/gear i 32 is part of whatjis herein termed the actuating is communicated to the'interionmechanism from the eXterior of the; register-(see Figs.

5, Gland 7). The; driving gear :32 islitself driven by means of aratchet'wheel-36,which f v p h 55 and 56 (Fig. 7);?

1 is integral with or connected with thegear 32, and both turnloos'ely upon the driving- Ishaft. 37.v That shaft-hasfixed upon' it 'a 7 which performs a nuniber of functions. It-

carriesa'pawl cOfor advancingthe ratchet j combined operating -and I control plate 38-,

wheel: 36, Another portion of'itisprovided with teeth al cooperatingwithia pawl 142 to' insure a fullforward and lback stroke 1 of I the actuating'mechanism. Another. portion 1 I i of the plate is provided with a; eam path or camslot'i for'controlling the :movement oft-the detent. 45, which prevents backward movement ofthe ratchet, and inicon'junction with theco-ntrol plate andadvancing a pawl 4:0 Y serves to 1 prevent overrunning for- 1 offlthe actuating mechasy nism, limiting its advancing "mov ment F to (meV step of; the ratchet wheei 36 at each ward movement the control platecocperatesfwiththe units' 1" appurtenant} to th'at'counter, first, for pre- 1 x during the forward or return stroke of the control 'plate and actuating mechanism tracted resting position during;the-opera he t on of resetting the trip counters,.third-, to n 2 its bearing .46 in the case "ofgthe -machin' The opposite end jof jthe shaft;37 is prei ably siipported for rotation by means o "bracket 47,; whichmay. be attached to* -th 3 49 50, which project above ,andbelo R ng mor m n i mpa t d b t etc nt trol gplate, and its appurtenances by means as acenter; The outerendfitoflthe arm is adapted to beengaged by; "any stutable particular instance it is adapted to; be ope proximately 'the; amount requi Y s The advancing pawl 58 upon thecontro'l plate and is held into e i gagementjwi h the teethfof the r pp rten n o t were p ets The? paw s p ov e with a' 1111i 16 {or her suitable projection, which; extends I through V plate, governing the movements of the pawls 4.1 and: 5.., 0:1 I chet whee tfi 1 from being advanced moregthang onetoo 5 appurtenant to the :sidefipla te] A6, or a vantingaematiair" Still'aiiother-portion of counter '26 of the" trip series, or with means? venting the-resetting "of the-tripcounters 01 second, to hold the pawl platev in its 're-l prevent the units counter frombeing car-1 ried passed-its zero positiOnQWhen bein reset, and'fourth-to operateithe bellfmecha- 11sm.-- a v The control plateQBBpis preferably pro vided with a thub,i- 'which-.iextends -throug casing in i any, convenientway; 'Prefei'abl as hereinshown "t is provided-with{feetg v the jdrivingjgearjand' ratchet, andiare see cured against the iIlWriorsidQAfiOiifthe ca" ing, which also forms. abearingforthe outer end of theshaft and the-[control plate.

of a lever; or arm; 53, which; is gp-inned otherwise secured or connected to the co trol plate 38, swinging with the" shaft 3 cord or rod operating; mechanism., In fth atediby mechanism such as that .shown 11.; Patent 882,063; of March 17,1190 Either the said operating .mechanism,;ior the register-mechanism is or should be provided 05 with means for limiting the swinging mot m n he: m -5 5en c0 ssquenfl t actuating me nis 'n v dl by t: 0 pa edf vanci ngtheratchet wheel sonnet-r its orj-stops. Suchflimiting stopsare shown at a 2 in anysuitable way, asby mea ns ofais'pring tchet an aperture in the control. plate fandztravels in a slot gorixcam. path 61 adam the side frameor bearing plate 4 whichcooperates' with-the slotorcainfpath' l l in thevcontr for, each Eoi7ward and ibackwardstroke of the control plate, The detent pawl ;4=5 is loosely mounted upon a pivotals'upport 62,

1 ,4, hepawl to' rise and ride toothjo-f theratchet,

T wm the am xi' pawl 40 reaches a contractedportion of itsfi rtvh ichprevents that ipa'wl from b'e-i: 1 mg Ifted by the advancing movement of 3 atchet;;-Which "it is liableito" do by omentum, especially-at the endplate andbits'coiipe'rjzl-otii gg; H V po iti n showngiin Figs. and 7,2fthe pi ea "ofith, "detent lp'aWl 45.grestsfin. anarrowpertheislot-lepwhich preyentsthat pawl f m raised'out o lo 's brought adjacent to the pin Meanwhile 1 the the fdrWar dstroke, }and y when quicklyLOPer- 2'0 5 atedJiF'l hiS position of the parts at the end I of thelili'orwardistroke; whereby"the.forward 1 iover-runningl. movement of "the ratchet is preVented,*- isillustrated in Fig.14. r 1 i The; g for cooperating :With the 2 5 notches: 41 "to msure a full I stroke of the? control, "p1ater'in"both "directions ispivoted upon] a fixedstudi 66i and isgyieldinglyhleld y. in;i;thexposition shoWn in-Fig. 5Tb a sprmg" @97'3367, ,ieaving the ,pawrfre tq be moved 3 0} first,inonei'direction andfthe'n the other ij: by the teethjll'of the control plate, preventf fingtthat plate from returning in either di c n J 'it'flEiegh SI completed; agjtu'll stroke in the othe j-directiol' fithis particular part sans the, mechanism being ell-known as full strokemechanismija t I Counting-machines, es ec1ally faregregis ters are commonlyprovi edLW-ith bell-mecha'ni sm,iwhich should ring one? stroke andv no 4o 'moreifor eachfand every unit countedfby-themachine and shouldbe r-ung jexactly at the.

" ilcomplle't n] of "the; counting] or registeringi no" other-time, In the e l m'eie a present gmachlnefl the'gbel-l mechanism 18:" actl I h du-pon shaft'72 up'onthe,

opposite end of,

3 plate-being to {the bell arm 71 jiagainst the pressure of the springr and. i The,-

r eas the my t th v PIT-91539.1. m ll 6" which is pivoted jatg'77 -up on the tip or shoulderi79. 1*As the pawl d 'mwith thusraising the ratchet Wheel a? wider ip ortio'ni- .ingjandresting movementsby-th'e' lowerot v 105 I surfaceiSG ofeach lobe"oiifthel riwheel. curved to; conform to the cirele of thei co'ne trollinggcylindrical"snrfacef87 ofthecounter, :whichbyqlitting agai'nstthecurvedsur- 7 face '86 of-the starvwheel prevents the latter". j from V turning excepting .at the time" when... the-lower counter is moving from 9 to O, at whicht'ime it is desired to advance the'next higher counterqone step, so @S 'tO transfer; I or fcarry to the next higher "counter-"the ten jthus registered byithe lower connter g.

d tthe prop erstimelbya projection 70,1 i ate, fwhichicoiiperates; With I, H whichgf'is mounted a bell hammerg73fiwhich when thefshaft is opertiq' atedli strikes against a'bell 74 supported in any'.,.conyenient way-in the-machine. y'The striking movement of thebe'llhammer is: game dgbyaispring 75, the .function-fof the;

rm; {71 provided- (with; tripping isiyil'dingly .h eld*-by means er a 78; tothefposition shown in Fig. 5 I

V ov esl, forward f "from i the position n. 'Fig. f 5, its 'proj ection 70 engages j 'lder '8lyof the tripping pawl; theplatter by entering the said recesscan be.

' turnedby theipin. ylherecess hafvingpassedi;

bellhammer until the control plate reaches j the'end of its stroke; as'shown in Fig. 14, at Which'time the-shoulder 81 is released from sthe projec'tion 70, allowing the bell hammer 73 'to'retu'rn under the pressure of-its spring 7 0' 75. Upon its return movement the projec tion 70st'rikes'ag'ainstthe o'uterside of the triP ingpaWl'TG, whichfibyturning on its pi vot 77 allows/theprojection 'ZO of the control plate to-pass by and return to the '75 positionshownj 'in Fig. 5. The .arm of the beltham'mer 73. iselasticg'or, it may strike upon ,=resi'lie nt *cushion which yields 7 suflicientlyto permit thehammer to strike the bell-and then'retu'rns thehammer to a 3 0" p'osition cle'ar of the "bell to permit'the; I f latter tovibratefreely.

. The means herein-shown for advancing the-tensfand' hundreds'counters so-that each isradvanced"oneflstepzfatthe completion of each ro'tationof thenext-lowercounter in theseries;"'consistslin the main ofthe class Q generally,zde'signatedas .Geneva stop mechanism, mod1fied,-'hoWeyer, in some respleet sxtojisuit the .present 'purposes.' Each on},

Of "these' mechanisms consistsof a pinion 82 v ..meshing g iwith a gear 83zappurten'ant to the higher offt-Wo adjacent counters in. the series. "The pinion SQ-turnslbosely upon a shaftfi and has fixedtoita-starwheel 85, P95 Which' in this'case is five-lobed, inasmuch -as-thetpinion 82 and the gear 83iareaprovp'ortioned to-ea'ch other in therati'o of one toltwo; so that one-fifth of a rotation of the] star Wheelf85 imparts ,one tenth ota rota tion, to the counter with which it is con;

nected-throughthe said-pinion and'geari The star Wheel iscontrolledfor its advance thBtWQCOIlIltGIS thus. connected. The outer- A h s Point" v pin' 0, carried-by the flower counteryjenters one of the five slots ,91T'be- 1 tween the lobes of the star wheel, thereby lobe to restfagainst the"controlling surface 87: ofv the counter. I This turning movement by the pin 90 is permitted by the ,factfthatz-fl the outer surface 87 is provided with a recess 92 adjacent t'othe pin 90, and in regist'er with the lobe of the star wheehso that..-

87 once more comes in",conttct with the lation.

As thus" far -iGenevzt step: i

"advancing mechanism iscof the well-known h construction andmode*df p era,ti' 0n,I'wi11j -noW describe .Whitt lbelievegt'ohe "a'snovelf N H Figs; 6 and .8 by means oft, s pringi10Q construction andfeiirzm'gement :ofl thisydeyicesby which,;it*permitsiIoffthef coufiters 'shmilder or cellar 01 otheiigeappiirtenenee o .the sheft95.' .Iiithe arrangement shOWn'f Fig; 6i-it' bears against the isi'de Iofthe Unite nient"eventwhenwatfthe zerpposition -thus.

' in'gFig. 13 it may bear direetlyegain'stthe being; discbnneeted ahdreturned 1 t9; their I Q zero position, meanwhile, lbekingthe' istar 1 1' 15 wheels themselves :against turning-move modifying in V a very "inipertanflway' most: highly charaeteristieandfbest-1m0Wn 1 functidn of the gGeiiet a stopf-mechani smi To accomplishithiethe 'TCLQHQEQIS 26, 27 andf 28 and their: appUrtenztntf5'gea-re' 83' ztref 'Ihounted' for axial- 21 s 7 Well; 'as' rotar mpvee mentrelative t0 the 'steiriwheeli and pinion, and meaiis a're proyi ded ffer thus vI hoving- 21; the dials .e dw s I 1 yopei atieiif zts illustrated: in Fig. 1 6. The

, space between each star wheel and" its es' s'oj I r geiated inionand, the space between ea eh Pai o -s W e ls xz p n ere w Qf'wi'de enough tofpermitrthis axial.mo ement v v I y I H othenfuneti'on oftheshztft tol loek th e Oi side actuating arm 53 against; IIIOVGjIi'iQIl;

1 "ofithecounters; and 'fthei r' gears; Without 001- 5 eiti0n shQWn ii -h3g1 6 thedialsetnfonlybe; wadancied in the regulef my characteristic of the iirell knjowi -Geneve Stop mechanism. 1

I "disengaged position "h Wn iIliFigdB thei'cOunter sybeing.disen- -Igaged tree? their Gene e 'stopiconnection, mayyhe rotated eithertbgetheiior 'independ '3 tioh' showngjing'i ig: 6. i-

pushed "axially i had: t6 t1 1 T'h 'ftr'ipho inte 's fei-e b t notary and axialj'mqvement upbn thejinain] 6 shaft h il mo inted' for, axial l,

Q 'a ind l rotary movemeiit in the E s ide fframes 46 by'Withthe-pin some fcontinuous ,surfa'cei rotation in thefside'freme Attend theishegft "slides threugh the gear, being spliiiedth'er I to; for Sliding movement by, meanso f .pin 98 (Fig.; 8).; H detr'it p3 W1"99 1Sj'p iiiived :lobe 86 of the star .Wheehthus. preventing it from turning until the pin 90,.end itsg a'dj agent reeess 19. QWPl h i i gagesj with the teeth'bf the ratchet-W116 away from driving eng'zigement with the I pivoted at: 107 -to the frame LGflThe' my; of eat-eh dtheryhtpck to thei r resp ctive ff Z6156 positions. fUpgn' i -eachi g 'theiif' ZeI0 fpositioii's;"however; as illustrated at F igssigff "nd; 10, they itre eaehfinglependently" stepped ygiheailsef theirfrespective pins QD Stfik ng .a' gailiszt- "thei'r "respeetive star "whee1's, l i which 'ctnnot" turn 'be'cau'se {a Cont/111110118" L Epgrtipnigf;the.;surfeee,87, 0fthe cduntr is i V 'he'nf iQpp OSedfte the 3 Curved surface -"86i'0f theete'r Wheel lobe,- the ecessif'l 92 halving been 'i bved"ajway from the plane 617' the istari Qwheel lobes byex'ial I'nbyeine'nt qitheio'un-T {the interifjf parts f om being g ejti'eined, "i attemptsleremad' I mechanism? "while jlocked 0Ii lithe i 1 a and the shaft lecked against axial Iiibifehieh' until the arm h'asheen'retur ned tditS-fii mal position,

they I are each i provided With; it ;be11

min actuating pbsi 2111196 iatchet tirhe'el- 97 ifdi;

, v 1 v Ot'd tofthe inner side 0f the fmme 4 and prevent,-

ack wardi' rotation ojf 'lthet ishaf Showmn E1g512f-ThQShaft yielding held axially:v;t0w2trdthe11eft a time gaging 1, between the 'atchet "1197} and stop'gdisk 101*; Whereas inthejfdi'ih "shew The" fimctions Of the maih s he ft 95' areto move the't'rip' counters 26; 27 M161 28axia11-y" drivingjigea-r 32 ,"and th e, star" wheel'i or Geneva, stop mechanism, s 0j itstdre1ea$e the counters therefrom and thenftd those; counters-t0 their zero positions;

priei'. "tojf'diecohneeting the lepilhters fxidm their forward driving engagement; in Siddi action of the Icehtfol plate 38 and the 'pihiqi erm; 111 pi'votally I mouhtecl oh the re'spee tiye counters and yieldingl y" h'eld' bjgiji ofa spring 112 again t? -stdpa113, (Fig The main shaft 95' is pi'ovid'ed Withpinfs whichwheri the cmintei's are in theii' ectii ingpoeitioii aifeet one side of-ithe planeo r l y sho -i1; elTig-Jfirtoi a l, the counters" to rotate foricbiintingi j th hand sh i . a n e i liegarins. 1. 11, and:- by a cnxialqnfovement ofthe shaft parts thegears 83 mitt ngi :fliree' M V I p l I setting,v while "the ee es 92"of ,ith cOunf/BI'S l cessaryperiodic ad- Figs, 18, a 9, .10., and 11),

coimters .arejcarried to own in. Fig: 8.- At 1" id tax s-11 a t right for disj esetting movementsgthe pins I 'l ega re firstca iedintothe planeizor zone counting or registering voperations. At this rotary position of the counters their gears 31 and 87 stand inproper meshing registration 1 with their respeetive pinions, so that those counters under the pressure of the spring 100, I and followingfthe' movement of the "shaft 95,

shown in *Fig. 6.

eg earskSQ; thus perthe; counters .forire :iThe stop disk 101 a-ppurtenant'to the units counter .26 or toits gear 31 ser'ves'in con-iljnnetionn ith'the control plate 38 to prevent l the latten from being actuated when the 4 "countersj'are axially Withdravvnifrom theirtarwvheelsf85-rfoi" the connting' v p em v d. oiit of the plane f 1 tar wheels;- vshri nging-or. the uiirecessed 'eral*;porti01is: ''of :"itheiiconnters in'v a eEcur Ve'd sunfaces86 tter from turning at "the lcounters during t e e ng i p m W i e hi is rotatediin thedireetion in- P dic'ated' y thearrows n Fig-s1 9 and 10. Theipinsa11 1 enga th the arms 111 of f-" the d ialsmvh to hat POSiti n.

esgtl operation (if-the deetion 'W ith a dial "or counter be already :a nd

'll'iistrat s its zero position.

app'iflr tenant;

jth'e "rotary posis a i piniesshoWnTinlFig, lffilii this; I cas'e the pin? l lt fin being moved axially into connting or registeringposition and the'lat ter operates reciprocally to stop the units:

8, so that the: disk prevents the forward dial -at its zeropo'SitiOnWhen being reset." A projecting'portion 115 of'the control plate extends in the plane of the'disk 101'- when the latter-is'in the resetting position of Fig.-

:roeking fmovement of the control plate. =Whenoperative move' nentlis impartedto the control plate the portion 115 thereof are moved axially to the position will be moved into the-axial path of the disk i 'i 1-(91wan dKWill prevent the shaft and its re not alneadygat;their zero ":conn ected parts from being moved into resetting position before the-control plate has been returnedto its normal position. This locking-device may'be used instead of, or, as

"lierei11 shOWn, iniaddition to the exteriorlock foi'med by the arm 106, one of its ad vantages being that t is inaccessible, Where-f as tlie exterior locking device nlglrt-jbe broke'n or removed either accidentally or the resetting 011- I "111 'whi i'f 'o'ther lise knight be we to the c( )iintersare" con'nect'ed thereto to I this purpose; 1 Ind's in. its zero p'ositioin.

*inaliciously; However, the principal object" of employing" theexterior' locking lever 1'06 is th atittakes efiect uponithe initial movement off the s'haft 95 before the interior lockingmoj-e ment begins, and remains in look-- ing-engagement after that interior lock isl'izvrthdrawm andis of special importance at thelltt'ter period for maintaining the locked the plane of the arm passes behind that '5 451a m and' infitsi subsequent rotary movement fullydescribed '1 -Wh 'the dial" s -5not 'at its zero posip "114' thes lial't When moved esetting position comes in 11 as shown' in "Fig. 10,

resetting movement.

and isjstopped by 'it's pin star vlieel '85, the fcraiiked me er the 3 pin 114 f its; spring112;;to en,-

com

moved axially beak 7, l1" p'ihilfl clear ofithe arms rontfefth fear 5 to release the a lllll ln g' 1 imeehanrsm the *subsequent dogand fthe counter with oving ithel ooking am. 106" condition after the'dials have been-reset and *mved hack intomesh Thedisk 101 is ii'ormed'with a projecting SholildrfllGfWhioh overlies a portion of the control Epla te 38 when" the counter stands at zero in its resetting positiomas shown in ].]g.-"8" (s'ee also Fig. so asto pos tively --s op h3'iinits counterat its zero'positio1i.;

IjIlVSlflt its zero position, as p -tia'l tl arri'e'd forward by the continuf p I may generally be 7 larger and more substanf'iia n the pin w9O cln-ild ordinarily be" made. t

' whichinf-theillustrationjherein shoWnisthe ive -j'position shown in" plete its rotation, at

h indreds"'Wheel'f28,' -it is provided vv it h a Sl10 111'd6I'"O1 f projection 120, which on "arriving at itslc zero positionin the resettingmove- ,ment collides with the projection 121 on the last whet-1 or :ths eae rrbm being w l as is-hereinafter more 7 toppingithehsttvheel in the series,

lefthand side frame '96. These coact-ing stops 120mm 121 also serve.- to prevent *this ilbey'ond vthe pointzat, which it displ'ays the numeral 9; during the-counting. or registering operations. It-is desirable in soniein stances thus toprevent thelast counter of a series from being carried beyond'the 9f po- Inasmuch as the "dials rotate in one direction 'gdu'ring, the1r co'untlng or advancln'g .fniove- 1 Inent, and in the opposite direction during ittheir resetting movement, the coactlngstops l2!) and; l2l are, utilized :to serVethedouble functionjofI-stopping the lash-counter .at' 9 when counting, andfatj zero when resetting. I a The main shaft may be proyidedwith any Well-known 'dev'iceefor preventing it from i 'being 'rotatedieXcept- When'itzis drawn axi-- ally to; its resetting. "position shown in Fig.

I 8.':' A Well-known form fof'this deyice is) f shown in the, drawingsin which the" pin 122 is secured transversely inthe shaftg' and projects into a slot or splineway 123. {Theshaft can ,be turned only @by drawing; it" axially to the position shown in FigEYB; *wihich parries the pin 122 clear-of the ,splineway 123.

When the; shaft is started upon-itslrotary movementIthe pin122 ride's'fagainstthe-end i J shown for preyentingtthe shaft I :;,0f the adjacent hub 'of the side frame 96, iand cannot be pushedaxiallyxback-fijtjo V the 5 in a lengthwiseor axial' position interme 7' v edge ofthe collanlSO 1 ca rries;theadjacent ,lpositionof- Fig. "6 u til: it"h completed 1 'i its splinewayfl its rotation, bringing he pin again opposite In some" nstances Y tain the registering or counting mechanism in a locked condit on after the counters a're.r e-'I-v set to zero. This is"to'preventthe inadvertent or malicious-operation@ofthe register under certain' conditions, Ias-ffore'x- U I r ample'when therc'onductor has reset there-gthe pawl 42 1s plyotedjtoQa pro ti H of ister to zero, andlis temporarily absent or ljdiajteits resetting zg and inactive; positions.

' 5O This-consistsin the present instance of a 1nounted inthe sideframe' lfi andgipressed j} Y r by a 'ispring' 1-27 against the shaft 95.;- The I;

f ."shaft-is provided 'withga "notch ordepres- Jl'sion'l28 into whichthelatcl sheld when a.

theshaft' is returned; tog ."a lengthwise gor v axial position intermediate pthose' shown in yielding latch in the formof a plunger, 1526 Figs. 8 and 6. this tiine both thei-counti ers) have, mama itMI h W t aGe w ps' l "th it ,still in .frontrof" thearl m; 53,: thus locking-"the 1 @Inachine;exteriorly; althoughathqzinteriorlocks .betWeenfthe' disliflOl and the 'pr jeclion-I115 0f the control plate are vidise ngaged, y; A similar notch 12Q may,fas shownin Fig.

' yield e l sr tainingsth Shaft earn the 'reStiiiQ-QpOsitibn'a shoi v'ni f fvertently or otherwiseitoo; easily?" moved away fromthat positionyas for example by,

" the shaft "if suffici'ent Eise'c'urity; jgyet c pable ctr-being; .disp'laced by a sh -Mea ns'f are v provid'ed for .ing. on; the face of; the"; register Whether th mechanisni is fully lunlocked x'for resumin ar1n135 lS i mounted loosely. upon i andextends upwardly) into engagement n1ask?:'or.--fac'e i of the register and is provided With the letter; Iii or some om n suit ing' Inoved VaXially"-in' ;rei;then direction funtil in the opposite direCfiiOIi'. E c flhi's-i device a r. fling shown herein itwillbe briefly-described itlis desirableto' main? V a scribe and claim it in ial ioi'lh 17; apl'flication-.

is-provided With a notchorwgroo e l3i groove takes a spiralifo of the pawl in the oppo's cking-Larm 106 is thatlfigure to prevent it front being ined the jarringmovement fof the carfimThe notches or depressions "128 Kand'jl ZQ -and t 'coengagingfend of the-lat h 26" houl'd of a depth and-,aforml zsuit 'leiffor holdin a p i 'or pushion thehan dl;l02 v y o visibly indica the-registering,or f'counting operation H he with a swinging .pl atef'l 36; which is "piydted' at 137011 the side frame 9 llh'e plate- 136 'eXtends ,beneaththev aperturey 138 in ithe ableiletter or symboluto l visibly indicatethrough that aperture whether-the register e alsoj ihere 5 95 a from; be-

,it has compljeted'f its, 'prescribedvmoyenife although-lit is theJpre'sent intention to fd Ag collarli3O is secured to the shaft 95 land which extends circumferentially partway around the .collarJ A" pawlg132 similar the si dep fraine ,96fandis held by afspring 133. yieldlngly in theposition shown in- Eig. i i

6: Asthe shaft 95 is drawn to therigh from the positionshownj that. figure, the

end of the pawl With "it vtowalrd ,thel: right until the-end of pawl V 1t g QQYe in engagement "A of In L being arranged; to shew inYprppei -Order I errang'ed so that the' 'type 01 z perticular mimb n stands at the printing 01 :irecei ding -pesitin, floceupied bythe type 19 when the I a 1 o responding visible number upon 'the. 00179105 f r'efspending eofihter is ait its-visib1ef po-" 'sitien, ithet"is, 'exposedthrough its aperture @whi'chjpesitibn" the pawl is: released and ie-h Th sjme'chine is herein 1 shown to be pro- ".ctnfnst'ofits "e'stinggposition "showy n inv thetp l; I p p p I topermit'theieonvenient removal of the slid lingbenlci. The arm .150 is mountedwith, g

jbfsnumb'erof fares shown upon the face of 10 ithefi egi'ster, andefthe diretien in: which;

' rthe cfarfwestraii eling when ntijekin'g the rec visibly indicating onlthe face of the register "1,5 {the iiilfeetions fitmlveled by the oer-,1 corre- 'is'pend'i'ng wifththose shown upon the recordQ;

.v Thefl-reeord inipressing means ar'e'in this machine eperated by the main 'shaft"95 in [at 142 'pn the lsitlejfra ne 96, The gears 1-10 egndlliare inithe proportion of one to two,

bar 1 17 te'whichisfatte'ehed' e direction plate reds I ft th'e vehicle, thesee-lwords l-thitjughthe aperture 149111;- the I front f the; ma chi eflFig, 1)..CFE2LehIrotation=ofthe I mainf t'shztftenid cei'responeling half rotejtion Ou ,"Qto In. {The end of the2150a I m d with swinging direction mga-erm @i=5'0* mountedupon 0r -"subst'tin- 'h i ntiin yfi nd T19; the

frspoifai gwith the direetion' 5011a; *The v fat theprintingpibsitien when feel-responding"iiisibletindieet zippeitfs thionght-he ap i 11 in; Fig; 1, theiirrn "150 tei ng noted to carry 5 type 9 and 19 alternately ifitb heprint- *ing arm t be edapted to; llow of I the -f rsmneethis is previddff iii byi-elbnga iting' or the ejeteithefpositien teen iniF- at p fecerding "mechanism Q'fer iniekif' 1' v ng] a printed er l impressed record, upon; a "slut-able record sh e'etv 0i? strip, of: the eo-unt 'or-symbol -indi atiye ef-ithe directi'0n p p @p fessing type, corresponding "to" the numer- I I feimerftyipe repiiesentingi-ier JCQrresp enfling t, wi i th 'the dire'etion In? and the 1'atter,c r'-- I Iing position coineiflentallyiwithi' the mew; it

slotting. the eonnection between the, her 147 iendlthe-erm 150, theelongetion being shown suffieient ffriction, or is otherwise adapted in well-known way to .remein'yieldingly in -its:i' two? printing positions iintil' moved by .the-fislidin' g bar 1&7 to :the next printing I V I p rlThe'nulneral printing or' recording wheels,

" *oid's' :shown *et respective impressions i A .direction' indibeter {is also provided for position.

ferlqrece rding the. number 10f fares :01" other 7 {units eoun'tedckziire preferably mounted 00n- Qntricall Y with the reeerding' arin 150,01 {etfleest "in bs'uch a -way as to ma e :their im- 130 ipre'ssi'onnpon therecordrstrip in line with v the."associetedifltrip direction. f V j v M p l In the presentinstance, the total dials 1O 7 conneetion'withitsresettingoperetions. That 12 0: shaft hascfixed upon it e gear pinion 14:0, 1neshingj with gear 141gpiV0ta11ymOunted I are'pi'ovided with or connected with a set of recording w'i heels indicated in a general way by'the'nu1nera11' 15. In this arrenge- Tmentithe unitfreeerding er type-wheel 16- is connected with the units. dial er counter, 12.

by the shaft 17,1150 which-bothofxthem' are tote l 'set being in that rotzite loosely iipon that these wheels are provided with numeral im- 14 at the frent orl'face of the. register.

(The fin-lpi'ess'i'ons of the printing -01 re cording type are-taken upon a i'ecoifd strip -20 of'paper or othe'n'silitable material, which may be disposed ermine the. circumference andfdrawn therefrom acresee pla' ten 26 and ;iew0und;up"en another 1 011251, The remev- 1 abl'e irecoi'd' carrier shown in" this'applieetion' u forms no part 'ef'thepresent invention end thei'efore need not be more partici'llerly de- 2 lis'cri'bed herein, it being sufficient to say that theimpr essions ofthe type when at the position19 are made, upon; the record strip, and" the letter is advanced between the impressions suflieientlytosepai'ete thes'ucceeding 'inipre's'siensftofthe.desifed extent- TherecOrd-"st'rip"Carrier Or dfum is-mount-f ed upenfal" reco ding arm iwhiehqinlthe I 'pi'esefitjmaehine i'sfpivdtelly mounted at 156 am? is provided withsuitzible: studsio screws 7 v I for receivingthe dr i n or other re d? strip? carrier. that v be "used! The recording I d w farm v is op ,eratedziby* f its connection with the 'w shaft 95 upon the'end of whichlisk lnonnted carrying the l-plateri23 or the sLir'faceof-the the pin 160; which it can easily do, since this sliding movement takes place when there; is no strain upon the rod andthe'pin'. r

' In the modificationishown injF1gs12 e its resetting positionwto' -p're e mocking niovementjo surface 166. servesto j; thereo'untef eache its" ze o, fposition i e :setting.- 1 In dthe sp Inlay be: as previensly' shofwn'anddescribed;

iHaving described in detail; the 5 function e and mode "of operation of the, parts; 11110011: 'nection with itheir construction, itjseeii s 1 1 necessary to give ;only fga. brief seminary. of.

the operation of the ma'chine; as With the" parts in the position-shown ,n Fig, :6 thearm 53;i's F-m'oyed byits operating niechi a wheel 31 isprovided?With;aq in-lo1i Other 1 suitable; projection, "overlyingjathe. slirface tion 167; of the aQ(nitrolffplat underliesithe [gear 3 1 When.thei latter is 166 {of the .control plate; ,3 Another; ,pOr-

ectshthe part a e; '01

' units counter registers 0 timeQasWi-ll b'eiwell iiiiderstood.

1 At heendw'of heftri ior ihalf trip, at

: '1I y'b h sirdP rio h g. m de s .position shown jimFig -flg the handle 1 02 of the main 'shaf-ti is; seized-hythe operator and Tdraw'n lengthwise} or- I ...haxiallyffgas it is jherein te1ined,".-totheiposition shown inFigL fi; 8. ,1 thus disengaging theftrip counters ,and'

locking theiact 'ating mechanism and; the Geneva stop;- star; wheels fetcL, of a the trip counters against jInovement,1 Then thehan dle: 1021s turned once around, in the ,direction"shownloy the'arrows in Figs. 9 aIId lQ,

carrying "to --z'erjo; fall of {the trip counters thatare not-already 'at-thatposition. This T rotation of the shaft, serves also" as hasj-been a (described in detail t'ol makelfthe recording 5 prQ o Pbnthe: eeqr i pi en "change'gthei direptipi }indicator-and printer t theires l ceeemg;pe iti ns nt the' fori vardl *Ple w il e P- h i i =1 wh n 3*.

' lojcked-iorylatched position after resetting; the eour ters' to ,zerofand restoring them to mesh With'their drivingipiniqns, but before hol -F I 4 H "ingj the shaft lengthwise ior a ziii tll'y i j 12anfd'f26of the tot al andqtripi i "spl nter thewte i: h d ed i etc;,",l co nnters'i eing: advaneed'f 'at the'proper Instead of'the :bracketAJ Eajn wordinar i-bracketrestingupon and secured tothefbaeki oribottojm; plate oi the register;casing "be employed. for supporting the inner ends =of; the 'di iving shaft 137gand the star wheel But I "prefer. as herein shown; to employ a bracket,f' the 'feet of -which are attache'diat A p the-side ram Aee-That s ideffra e and its 'conlpa'n' parallel With-their ajii's 'of'rotation.

-'Some. of;theieatures sh b t netmed, here axa ae se skews thealm- 53 's'till reniains locked. againsti a" tuation; from'izvhich position t is, r

lease f when desired, .by pushing the h2 i,ndle", 102' endwise 1 to the left, releasing w it 1 from the latch 1126i and retii'rningitio the position shoWnFin-JFig; 6, when it'fisagain: ready for :countiirg or'registerling the, fares o'fthe next; ljtripor'half trip.' 1f Various modificationsmay be made;in:the,

details of construction and arrangement of fvl themechanisni to adaptitt'o diiferentre .quirements. A i I I 1 "Such a. modification is shown-in Fig. 13, a {in Which'meansare provided for moving the ,Shaft 9,5-. lengthwiseior axially backtotits resting position shown-in "Figi 6Q A collar 10 i is pinned or, otherwise fastenedatoflthei shaft, and a spring 103 engagesfbetweenth face ofi'the ratchet Wheel 9 and the said zeollar', so asto move the shaft to' they :le'ftt its inactive} or resting position [shown i E -fi-i ch p i g m y Pe ap b m ployed to best advantage, in 1 case it is i n desired to hold the shaft at jits intermediate} unlockingthe register for-forwarder ount ing; actuation. The rathet 126 and the,

aaspringp127 may be.leift"outwhenit isjno't :fr'equired'ithusto holdthe shaft in its inter-L -n'iediate locking; position, and especially wwli njirthe A piring, such as 103,012 i eqiiiv l n g si emp o'y dr yy din y ol lengthwise position.

Shafts ion the respective trains of counters" ie me4'96v ar p e e Yi-m d v on theexternal case 1, and are: attached thereto by, means of screws which;

are readily accessible, when the cover 3 is removed'.j- 'By thus employing a braeket-147 lattached tothe} sidep1ate I 46, the entire f'inechanism'maybe removed in its entirety; by taking out'fonreasily accessible screws."

T e-Wo lzj ix a vii er n mp oy as, a brief and convenientterm fordesi'gnatingf the movement ot. the-parts in a dlrection' n and described,

scribed, andgclaiined in the col-pending ape v plieationi of: :Samuel Huntington, Serial 111? A gi achine; provided with 1 Gen va; topi mechanism, 1 isnq auding a, rotary star 1135711681, anda," :rotaryfkcounter, engag:

ing withu estar Wheel, m t h s mov b e xia ly relative other t er, the ar wh el: and CQlIl QI L c .g provided with m ans for: d nc ng the; star wheel a n of their relative axial positions, and for positively pr yentinga hat ad an em nt a a ther .0-,; id. a i l P SitZiLQnS-I 1 a 2-7 A egis ing ma ine I prov ed t settable Genevastop ..meQhanism ncluding o i ng gi g;s a v wh eh and. azoount supp r ed fQrrQta Qn and tor: axia m reme r la ve to each Qth.e ,"-the t r Wheel .-and the co n he grr v ded wit rc ao ingmean ora v i i ng he tarwhee tr i i their rela i e xial p s io s, and at a Par ic a P i n at t e co nt r, and. fo pre e tin i tha r io a th i e tpos t on A; r i t m a-mwhLe pro ed wit p me anis fm luding s ar W ee and aoounte upport d wfbli'irot tion a o tdi i fe a s an g eaus t nm rine o e vo said 'yparts axially relatively to then-other,

s dpa t ha ing she i g surf es/s ap to per it r t i Qt he-ista l h lowh n sai st whee ia d s d equnt'eri arein a- P ti ula ax a la i n nd when therc m t 'i in a part cular r ative-positi ne nd t P yent u h rotation. w en SihidP fWiMQ i o he pos t ns.

4 nacQun i 'gma hihiathe oinhi o a of a p 'v ali yiofr t y po uters, a rot ry r wheel .ah lp on ma ng th tw o theljcounters to advance the second of said 1 co nters at pr dete inefik os t on Q the,

" first c'ounter, mean denat ring he ,o relative-axia ment n. .ofjt e wi ters an Ithe s rl heelitheifirstn im e b ing pm vided a aamaa ar mar eling at mo V elofthe .saidiaxial p s t i nsiand Pre n on hatm iiemen n therraxie 'ii h tions i I '5. In ac un gina h eathe ombinat on of a .pluralitylofjlfbtaly counters, a rotary S an h l and ninion mting hthfl d unt rsdran the se o d oun e a 51 pr determ ed posit n lo rth r coun r,

means repainting the relativeaxialposition o the c n er and the s a wh t e fir t counter.;,being provided with] means for advan i g the'ieta wh e at} one o h Sa d tpo' i tionsand ip v ntingi he said Vahing'inove en -att e other ,of, s id "a positions. r a v Fln a c0 nt ,g the c m ation of ,a' ..-plurality .of rotary counters',; a rotary st r'wh elgalid piniomb actingw th the canteen advaneethe} eecond aunt-La, at a a v o, 'perm ttingt es id. a vau ingi hoy mentat,

. 7. In a counting machine, the combination of, a plurality. of rotary counters, a rotary at the other OfSflidlOIlgitlldizstar Wheel and-pinion coacting with two. of a under the control of the first counter,.means for-shitting the said counters inan axial ,di:

rection relative to the star wheel, the first the counters to advance the second counter I counter being provided with a ciroumferential contour for engaging with the star Wheel to prevent turning movementof the star wheel, the saidcontour being varied topermit the turning movement of the star wheel when the first counter is at a predetermined rotary position and at one ofits axial positions.

' In a'counting machine, the combination of a plurality of rotary counters, a rotary star 'wheel and pinion 'coacting with two of the counters to advance the second counter at a predetermined position of the first counter, ;means for shiftingthe axial position of the saidcounters relative .to the. star wheel and pinion, the first-counterv being provided with a circumferential contour for] preventing the rotation of the star wheel at all roe tary portions of one axialposition, and for u ng r ta n o theat Wh el ta P e ideter I ined rotary portion of: the other-axial position of the-counter.

a n in meshine e c mb na of a plurality offrotarycounters, a driving connection between two of the counters, in-

e u ing sta e l n a i g h h gfi counter, and a toothed pinionengaging with the second counter, and means for engaging and disengag ng the SaId C iIflVlDg vconnection; the first counter beingvprovided with means for preventingthe turning movement of the star wheel and plIl101l'd11If1I1g the disengagement. v 10. In a counting mach1ne,,the comblnation of a plurality of rotarycounters a i driving connection between 2 two of H counters including a star wheel engaging,

with the first counter, and a toothedpinion" having a geared engagement with ;the sec ond counter, means for disconnecting the said geared engagement between the pinion;

andthesecond counter, the first counteribe- 1 ing'provided with means for turning the star wheel and through itthe seconldcoun'ter at predeterminedintervalsiin the rotation of the. first counterduring the said geared engagement, and with means for preventing the s d t rn n m veme t heista ing thelturning in'oirementof the star" wheel tion of aipluralityof rotary 'counters,an

intermittent i driving connection, between two "of thec'o'unters including a star wheel engaging with"the' -fir'st counter and a toothed pinion' engaging with the" second .eounter, means for engagmg and disengaging'the said drlvlng connect on,-ineans ior preventing the turning movement of the starfwheel', andm'eans I for stoppingthe first icounter z t its" zero: position during said dis:

' at its zero ti on of a; plurality 3 of rotary feounters, a positive driving connection between two of thecounters" including {2i star wheel "enga'g I ing with the; first counter','-.and a toothed"*pin {on engaging' with the second- 1 counter means for engaging anddisen'gaging the.

sa'id driving-v connection,' the first counter being [provided with means for preventing theturninginoveinent of the star wheel and pinion and with means for, stopping itself I "position during saiddisengngernent.

' "1'3IInfa eountingmaohine; thejoonibinh drivingfconnection; between twoof the Counters; including a; Sta-'1' wheel? engaging v with the: first counter end Y a toothed pinion en gaging {with i oond oounter, means for enguging d sengaglng' thefljszud driving 'conne'ot1on 1and'me2tns for preventduringsaidd-isengegeinent, thefirst counter :a van being "provided wiur'meansv g the second the star wheel 1 In a. counting ina'ohinefthe ooinbi'na 1 of wp'lurality'of rotzitzible doimti; 45nd or driving c'onnection between two of "the i ei i nb i in {star Whe l g n with the first counter 'and zt toqthed pinion with thef s econd -oounter,.aand' ome 'ans to alterfthe" iixiel relittion' of said counter andszud driv ng COHII B CUOD fOI" en- .fg'ag'ing and" disengaging .the said driving 'eonnect'ion-withthe two czfounters', the first 'unter having 'm'ez ns for advancing the secondflcounter through s2i1d' fdr1v ng eon neoti'on whenengaged and, 'for preventlng' the turning movement of the star wheel when-disengaged; said advancing means of "th e'first counter serying to stop thsitcounter a' its zero position during said disengage -1"5".IIn t "counting inaohine, the oorn'bina- ,tion-of" ag'plurality of rotatable counters, a

driving connection between two ot "the jo ounte-rs; including a {star wheel engaging with the first-counter endetoothed pinion counters .and said driving connection for! with the -fir st counter and a 'toothedpinionf for shifting th'e counter axially to disengage,

' they seoo'nd counter at predetermined inter- "i gi a p i b e n he ide nough to r v r n c ilhe wt it of -.t .ie .cl

the first counter; and. a; toothedpinifonf e ngegingi. more f r vip f i n'1%r engaging; with the seoondflcounter, 51nd means toalter theaxial relation of'said engaging and disengaging the said driving 1 connection" {with the two counters; the first Y I counter having means to cooperate with i said star wheel to adva'ncethe "Second counter j through said drivingconnection during "said engagement, to: js'topv the I first counter'at its; zero .position'during said disengagement 'end -to' prevent the; rotetion 'fof the sta rwheeli '16. In a'countingmachine, the combine tion of e pluralityof rotary"countersflni driving 'connection' between-two of thej counters, in'cluding a star wheel engaging engaging with" the {second count r; m ans the S id driving connection, m'eans con; trolled by the first counter for advancingI V2115 in the rotation of the first counter; ing the said driving engagement, "and for preventing the rotation orsndpinion during the said digenga ementgt e said star wheel when thus stopped during diseng'a'g Inent "serving as a zero 'stop for, the first v1;7."Ina oounting maohine;fthe1combin k: tion," of e plurality of'rotery counters, e driving 'F connection betweenyltwo f 1 of I the counters;.inc1uding a star wheel engaging with "the oounter end toothed? pinion engagingwitha toothed gear o'fiithe fseolon cpun firrfi Said t he l 'dfpi i 'qn e receive the ;.gear; and glneztn's .fori dise 'i e T a d ,Pin QmMi br n e ig e into h spa b n; e is P n o en 1 i ism Whe lie: d en ag ai dr v n ic i nwithe is ngag n id. s eriwh e f isim. id fi t? co nt r 8- 1 e iii ig i i in i th lwl o 30f a plur l y pf r ta'r'r' Com 5$ te sii c u ii i it t f hel en a ing:

gaging h qo ediigsi rl o t e s o d counter, the said an wheel and "pinion hav ing a space 1 between them; wide enough v f the d g mean z ong iis ngag: n he gear-e jp n on, rin i l tt nto th pa e between t e s id pi i n s Wheel di e g g f he 's 1d. fd :iv n on ct on; n v 1 1 perated by e turning movem nt of t sa sl'f ar;-.wh l nd, p nio ng. a d di eng g men l9. Ina; oounting'n achine, the eonibin i ta ip elityneqf ro a y ount dri gt ni0 .b'etween heif ou t r llld ng, a tar Wh l' n ging w h he fir tw i ntergje dzalt othe p on gagging with a toothed gear bf the second 'tion',withtwoiseries ofcounters, a gear conn'ectin'gw the unitsi countersmof the twoiseries;

and} advancing means including? a? oontrol plate ,a'cting directly on said gear, resetting meehanism including. means-for axially move- 111;; one of said i connters out of engagement W1th said, geared connect1on5 and-mean'sicontrolledj by vsaid K axial movement for looking the eont folling plate when said counter-has 'beengmovedf outlof itshormal advancingfp sition', Where'byhoth series 0f.+countersfmay ,begpositively'fand simultaneouslyb'advaneed,- I I axial and rotary-'moye'mentinand with ,wh'ereby' one; of. said sex ies" 0f :counters may?" be disengaged" .ffrom jkthe 1 advancing mean jandfretui'ned to zeropwhilejtheother seriesisloCked agamst movement. i' g ;;31." In countin maoh ne, gthe; combinathe fcq nte t 32,; af-c nting ma h n 91 :OfFQSQ lQSPiIO Y c nte s; means or r ftion of 3170112113? (counter; means-(for advanc-I' lock{forfthej'cofinter"advancing means,;resett ting deyices incl din means formovingthe' 1oountenaxially jout of. engagement with its adyaneingirmeans,{and means operable ,twith the'resetting de'vme's 150 looking thepactuat- 5 ing'm'eohanismin advance :of ,the disengagemen't;ofthepountettherefnom. J

ing the eo iriter initsi counting operations, a

e,: 1 the} comhmaadyaneingthe: counters, means {fof'reset'ting' relative to "the counters, means operable.

" -33 In amounting maehinefthe' eombin f twosii'bsoribing; witnesses.

mounted-1 fol: e rotation and axial movement the axi al'imovem ent of the shaftl for locking the advancingmeans, and 'a detent folf yieid ingly holdingthe shaft in anaxial position in E which it. I looks .the advancing mean whereby. the said advancing: means may r mainlockedafter resetting the couht'ers'Fahd. be unlocked by aXia movementof the shaft:

=tion of a sei'iesof-i'otary 'countersy means' for -adv anc1ng said counters; means for resett ng the counters," including ajshafti-mounted for counters,1-means for confiningi the shia ftito p tillla a P s ti d ng sllat fli movementfnieansrfor l'ocking the"'advaneing means by, the said, axial'zmovementf in pnedirection z and. a detent for iyieldingly" h ing the shaft-Lin: its locking aizialYpos' 10 whereby thesaid .counters, aftei'fbein V may1be loeked against adyancing" movem andz'b'ezrele edthe a X-i 'the shaftii testimony whereof-I ha v a a. S g e name to h l 'p l con'i m the presence f 

